3.2.6 – Support for victims of violence including medical services and psychological counselling
Article 5(c)) ...................................................................................................................................... 156
3.3 – Rights concerning Marriage .................................................................................................... 158
3.3.1 - Marriage and its effects on property, nationality, names (Article 6(e) to (j)) ...................... 158
3.3.2 – Minimum Age for Marriage (Article 6 (b)) ......................................................................... 159
3.3.3 – Registration of Marriages (Article 6 (d)) ............................................................................. 160
3.3.4 - Protection of Women in Polygamous Marriages (Article 6 (c))........................................... 160
3.3.5 - Protection of Women in the event of Separation, Divorce, Marriage Annulment (Article 7)
.......................................................................................................................................................... 160
3.3.6 – Protection of Children in the Family (Article 6 (i) & (j)) ................................................... 161
3.4 – Rights to Health and Reproduction ........................................................................................ 162
3.4.1 – Access to Health Services (Article 14 (2) (a)) ..................................................................... 162
3.4.2 – Reproductive Health Services including Reduction of Maternal Mortality (Article 14 (1) (a)
& (b))................................................................................................................................................ 163
3.4.3 – Provisions for Abortion (Article 14 (2) (c)) ......................................................................... 164
3.4.4 - HIV/AIDS (Article 14 (1) (d)) .............................................................................................. 164
3.4.5 – Sex Education (Article 14 (1) (g)) ....................................................................................... 166
3.5.1 – Economic Rights and Welfare (Article 13).......................................................................... 167
3.5.2 – Right to Food Security (Article 15) ..................................................................................... 171
3.5.3 – Right to Adequate Housing (Article 16) .............................................................................. 174
Gives right to housing ..................................................................................................................... 174
3.5.4 – Right to a positive cultural environment (Article 17) .......................................................... 174
3.5.5 – Right to a safe and viable environment (Article 18) ............................................................ 174
3.5.6 – Right to a sustainable environment, including the right to property, access to land and to
credit (Article 19) ............................................................................................................................. 176
3.6 – Right to peace, security and the protection of women in armed conflict situations (Art. 10) 177
3.6.1 - Inclusion of women in conflict prevention and peace building mechanisms (Article 10 (1))
and in all aspects of post-conflict reconstruction and rehabilitation (Article 10 (2) (e)) ................. 177
3.6.2 - Reduction in military expenditure in favour of social expenditure (Article 10(3)) .............. 178
3.7 - Protection of women in armed conflict situations (Article 11) ............................................... 178
3.7.1 -Measures for the protection of displaced, repatriated women, refugees and aylum seekers and
sanctions against violation of these protective measures (Article 11 (1)- (3)) ................................ 178
3.7.2 – Ensuring that no child, particularly girls do not take part in hostilities and that no child is
recruited as a child soldier (Article 11(4)) ....................................................................................... 179
3.8 – Rights of Women Groups to Enjoy Special Protection .......................................................... 179
3.8.1 - Widows, including their inheritance rights (Articles 20 & 21) ............................................ 179
3.8.2 – Older Women (Article 22) ................................................................................................... 180
3.8.3 -Women living with Disabilities (Article 23) ......................................................................... 180
3.8.4 – Women in Distress (Article 24) ........................................................................................... 181
IV – Persisting Challenges Faced in Implementing the Measures .................................................. 181
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